There are some good resources for people with NVLD. Not as many as for other LD, but there are some. In this post, I list online resources. If you know of ones I’ve missed, please let me know in a comment. I don’t include more general LD sites, although some of them do have some […]
Cities and NLD – I love NY!
February 3, 2013 by 4 Comments
Recently, I read Stranger in a Strange Land in which Paul, a man with Asperger’s syndrome visits a big city (London) and finds it rather overwhelming. I live in another big city (New York) and I find it almost ideal for my disability. Why this difference? Partly, of course, it’s what each of us is […]
Adventures in NLD land: What color is my room?
January 23, 2013 by 6 Comments
The other day I was trying to describe how my disability works. Those of you who have tried to do this about NLD will know that it isn’t easy. Describing some LDs is easier: Dyslexia involves trouble with reading; dyscalculia involves trouble with math. There are subtleties, but the general notion is clear. But what […]
“In the kingdom of the blind….” thoughts on impairment and disability
January 2, 2013 by Leave a Comment
I have read that some people make a useful distinction between impairment and disability. Impairment is about actual neurology, biology, physiology and so on. Disability is about the effects of that impairment on life in the world. There is an old saying that “in the kingdom of the blind the one eyed man is king”. It […]
How to waste time and irritate people (especially NLDers)
December 13, 2012 by 2 Comments
Do you like wasting your time? Probably not. Do you like irritating people? I hope not! (Although, looking at how some people behave……) So, why are you reading a post called “How to waste time and irritate people?” I hope it’s in order to learn what NOT to do. And, since the post title says […]
Adventures in NLD land: Parking lots
October 18, 2012 by 2 Comments
Parking lots are horrible places. Not, probably, for you neurotypical people. From what I can tell, you park your cars, note where they are, and, later, find them. For me, though, and for others with NLD, it’s different. Personally, I don’t drive so I don’t park my car. But I ride in cars and sometimes […]
Thinking fast, thinking slow, thinking NLD
September 28, 2012 by Leave a Comment
I am reading the wonderful book Thinking Fast, Thinking Slow by Daniel Kahnemann. I can’t summarize the whole book here (it’s worth reading) but Kahnemann posits that there are two systems of thought: One system is intuitive, automatic and fast, but prone to error. The other is logical, requires effort and slow (but less prone […]
What doesn’t kill us ….
August 23, 2012 by Leave a Comment
Friedrich Nietzsche famously said What doesn’t kill us makes us stronger. What a crock! What doesn’t kill us leaves us wounded, maimed and scarred. We know, we victims. We know that abuse (whether verbal, sexual, physical or whatever; whether by parents or peers or strangers) leaves scars. Those wounds never heal completely. Some victims cope […]
When should I leave? (Adventures in NLD land)
August 4, 2012 by 1 Comment
Not only do I have troubles with space, I have troubles with time, as well. What’s “Troubles with Time”? I have no problems telling time. As far as I know, I learned to read a clock at a roughly normal age. But I have trouble knowing when things happened and I have trouble knowing how […]
Where does the sun rise? (Adventures in NLD land)
July 29, 2012 by Leave a Comment
Way back when I was 10 or so, I took a bunch of psychological tests. One of them was an IQ test – the WISC. These scales certainly have their issues, but they can provide useful information when used properly by experts. One such piece of information is the pattern of subtest scores. Mine was […]
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